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This spring Raven, a mobile surgical robot developed by the University of Washington, starred in a NASA mission to submerge a surgeon and robotic gear in a simulated spaceship 60 feet under the ocean's surface off the Florida coast.

During the 12-day mission, the surgical robotic system was put through its paces, while back in Seattle doctors guided its movement.

More information...

· Background: Robotic surgeon to team up with doctors, astronauts
(4-18-07 news release)

· UW BioRobotics Lab

· NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO)

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